Perpetual Students

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In contrast to your claims that you were responding directly to an unemployed person who didn't complete school and made poor life choices and disability is an irrelevant hypothetical, Marbles888 is employed, completed school, is learning disabled which is relevant, and it seems clear to me made excellent life choices deserving of respect.

No, not that part the rest of what they said...

Education has no age limit or expiration date. Being productive is important, yes, because it makes you a productive member of society, but let's not forget that we are taught to shame others for being unemployed or for being in school too long. Unemployment is not a bad thing, there are seasonal workers who file for unemployment insurance because the nature of their job (seasonal fruit pickers) leaves them no other choice. So, should they be picked on for continuously filing for unemployment benefits? "Ohhh...you're ALWAYS on unemployment..Get a JOB!" Um, no! We can't judge others because we haven't walked in their shoes, we don't necessarily know what others are going through. If someone wants to be in school forever, well...that's their decision to make. I'd rather hear that someone is in school, where they are learning, than to work at a fast food restaurant for 15-20 years and making a career out of THAT!